Fairchild 22

22 Model C7
Role	Two-seat light touring or training monoplane
Manufacturer	Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
First flight	1931
Produced	1931-1935
Number built	127

The Fairchild 22 Model C7 was an American two-seat touring or training monoplane designed and built by Kreider-Reisner division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation at Hagerstown, Maryland.

Development

The aircraft was designed by Kreider-Reisner during negotiations by Sherman Fairchild to take a major share in the company. Marketed as the Fairchild 22 Model C7 the aircraft was certified in March 1931. The Fairchild 22 was a mixed-construction braced parasol-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and a braced tail unit. It had two tandem open cockpits and was initially powered by a 80hp (60kW) Armstrong Siddeley Genet radial engine. After test flying the prototype the first production aircraft were re-engined with a 75hp (56kW) Michigan Rover inverted inline engine. The aircraft was fitted with both inline and radial piston engines.

Variants

C7

Powered by a 75hp Michigan Rover 4-cylinder inverted inline piston engine (13 built)

C7A

Powered by a 95hp Cirrus Hi-Drive 4-cylinder inverted inline piston engine (58 built).

C7B

Powered by a 125hp Menasco C-4 Pirate 4-cylinder inverted inline piston engine (8 built).

C7D

Powered by a 90hp Wright Gipsy 4-cylinder upright inline piston engine (1 C-7C and 22 C-7D built).

C7E

Powered by a 125hp Warner Scarab 7-cylinder radial piston engine (11 built).

C7F

Powered by a 145hp Warner Super Scarab 7-cylinder radial piston engine (9 built).

C7G

Aerobatic version, powered by a 145hp Warner Super Scarab 7-cylinder radial piston engine (6 built).

XR2L-1 at Langley

XR2L-1

Navy purchased for wing modification testing.

XR2K-1 at Langley

XR2K-1

Military designation for one Scarab powered Model 22 impressed into service and used by NACA.

Specifications (C7F)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1640

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
• Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
• Height: 7 ft 11 in (2.41 m)
• Wing area: 173 ft² (16.07 m²)
• Empty weight: 1102 lb (500 kg)
• Gross weight: 1750 lb (794 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Warner Super Scarab 7-cyliner radial piston engine, 145 hp (108 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 133 mph (214 km/h)
• Range: 350 miles (563 km)
• Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6095 m)

Operators

Colombia

• Colombian Air Force

References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1640
• Williams Aircraft Collection - Fairchild 22 restoration and history